Generic means that algorithms are written in terms of types to-be-specified-later that are then instantiated, when needed, for the specific types provided as parameters.

Lazy(a.k.a "deferred execution") means that the compiler will put off evaluating an item until required. This lets one safely do weird stuff like operating on an infinite list--the language will only create the list up to the last value needed.

Integrated Querying means the language feature called LINQ "Language-Integrated Query", which enables lazy querying directly within the language, not only its own objects but, also, external data sources through formats such as XML, JSON, SQL, NoSQL DBs and event streams.

Type inference means that the compiler will often figure out the type of an identifier by itself so you don't have to specify it. Scala and F# both do this.

Syntax is similar to that of other C-style languages such as C, C++ and Java.

.NET is the managed environment within which C# runs, so you get access to the entire .NET ecosystem, including all packages on nuget.org. .NET used to be Windows-only but, with the release of .NET Core -- as well as Mono -- you can also use C# on Mac, Linux or Unix-based systems and on mobile platforms too.

C# also has features, amongst others, to make programming with multiple threads/processors, parallelisation, asynchrony, unmanaged code in a managed environment and language interoperability easier. It is developed and maintained by Microsoft, who provides the official documentation.

The c# markdown problem is my favourite

The c# markdown problem is my favourite, it is sufficiently complex to be interesting, and is similar to a lot of the code that I see. Writing good quality code from scratch is generally easier than refactoring existing bad quality code to make it good.

Ceddly Burge

Relaxed. Encouraging. Supportive.

Meet the C# Track mentors

Once you join the C# language track, you will receive support and feedback from our team of mentors. Here are the bios of a few of the mentors of this track.

I'm a Consultant and a Tech Lead who runs teams of developers, mostly working in C#. I've been writting C# for over a decade, building anything from trading platforms to search engines to smaller webAPIs for my own projects.

Meet the C# Track maintainers

The C# Maintainers are the brains behind the C# Track. They spend their spare time creating interesting and challenging exercises that we can all learn from. We are incredibly grateful for their hard work. Here are the bios of a few of the maintainers of this track.

I am a developer with a passion for learning new languages. C# is a well-designed and expressive language that I love programming in.

Rob Keim

I stumbled upon this site when I was trying to learn about functional programming and F#. Little did I know, I'd wind up becoming a contributor and learning a whole lot more than what I originally intended to. I had never contributed to an open source project before, and it's been a very rewarding experience.